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22 Feb 1403
Charles VII King of France (1422-61) drove the English out from Northern France (d. 1461)
22 Feb 1440
Ladislaus V Posthumus King of HungaryBohemia
22 Feb 1500
Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi Italian humanist (d. 1564)
22 Feb 1514
Tahmasp I shah of Persia (1524-76)author (Tazkire-i Shah)
22 Feb 1542
Santino Garsi da Parma Italian composer (d. 1604)
22 Feb 1612
George Digby 2nd Earl of Bristol English statesman (d. 1677)
22 Feb 1634
Petrus Pieter van Schooten fortress architect
22 Feb 1684
William Pulteney statesman (Earl of Bath) born in London England
22 Feb 1714
Louis-Georges de Brquigny French historian (d. 1795)
22 Feb 1749
Johann Nikolaus Forkel musicologist1st biographer of Bach
22 Feb 1756
Georg Friedrich von Martens German diplomat (d. 1821)
22 Feb 1778
Rembrandt Peale portraithistorical painter (Court of Death)
22 Feb 1779
Joachim Nicolas Eggert Swedish composer born in Ginst Rgen Island (d. 1813)
22 Feb 1785
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier Ham French Physicist (Peltier effect 1834)
22 Feb 1788
Arthur Schopenhauer German philosopher (Great Pessimist)
22 Feb 1796
Adolphe Quetelet Belgian astronomer mathematician and sociologist (body mass index scale) born in Ghent French Republic (d. 1874)
22 Feb 1797
William I Berlin King of Prussia (1861-88)German Emperor (1871-88)
22 Feb 1798
Charles Mynn Thruston American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Lexington Kentucky (d. 1873)
22 Feb 1806
Jzef Kremer Polish messianistic philosopher (d. 1875)
22 Feb 1814
Oskar Kolberg Polish ethnographer folklorist and composer (Lud) born in Przysucha Poland (d. 1890)
22 Feb 1817
Niels Wilhelm Gade Danish violinistcomposerconductor
22 Feb 1817
Carl Wilhelm Borchardt German mathematician (d. 1880)
22 Feb 1819
James Russell Lowell poetcriticdiplomatabolitionist
22 Feb 1822
Adolf Kuszmaul German physician (stomach pump Kuszmaul disease)
22 Feb 1825
Jean Baptiste Salpointe second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1898)
22 Feb 1827
James Barnet Fry American historian and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Carrollton Illinois (d. 1894)
22 Feb 1828
Robert Alexander Cameron American soldier and newspaper publisher (Union Army) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1894)
22 Feb 1838
Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen discoverer of hydrogen in Sun
22 Feb 1839
Francis Pharcellus Church American editor and publisher (d. 1906)
22 Feb 1842
Carl Rosa founder (Rosa opera company) born in Hamburg Germany
22 Feb 1842
Leon Vanderkindere Belgian historianmayor (Ukkel)
22 Feb 1843
Affonso de Escragnolle Taunay FranceBrazil writer (Inocencia)
22 Feb 1849
Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin Russian mathematician (d. 1915)
22 Feb 1850
Isaac L Rice German (namesake of Columbia Univs Rice stadium)
22 Feb 1857
Heinrich Hertz physicist 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves
22 Feb 1862
Karen Hulda Garborg[-Bergersen] Norwegian playwright (Mot SolenEli)
22 Feb 1868
Henri Polak union leaderpolitician (soc-dem)
22 Feb 1873
Muhammad Iqbal Dutch East Indies lawyerpoetphilosopher
22 Feb 1877
Yme C Schuitmaker Dutch potato salesmandramatist
22 Feb 1880
Frigyes Riesz Hungarian mathematician (d. 1956)
22 Feb 1882
Eric Gill England sculptorengravertypographer (Perpetua)
22 Feb 1883
Alfred Wikenhauser German RC exegetist (John-Apokalyps)
22 Feb 1883
Marguerite Clark American silent film actress (Snow White) born in Avondale Cincinnati (d. 1940)
22 Feb 1886
Hugo Ball German playwrightco-founder Flametti
22 Feb 1887
Mary Ellen Chase educatorauthor (Windswept 1959 Sarah Hale Award)
22 Feb 1889
Robin G Collingwood English philosopher (Roman Britain)
22 Feb 1889
Olave Baden-Powell English founder of the Girl Guide (d. 1977)
22 Feb 1891
Jan Wils Holland architectdesigner (Amsterdams Olympic Stadium)
22 Feb 1892
David Dubinsky labor leader (Freedom Award 1969 Medal of Freedom)
22 Feb 1892
Edna St Vincent Millay poetdramatistfeminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize) born in Rockland Maine (d. 1950)
22 Feb 1895
Victor RaulHaya de la Torre founder (Peruvian Aprista Party)
22 Feb 1896
Edvin Wide Swedish 10K runner (Olympic silver 1924)
22 Feb 1896
Enid Markey American actress 1st to play Tarzans Jane born in Dillon Colorado (d. 1981)
22 Feb 1896
Paul Van Ostaijen Flemish poetwritercritic (Occupied City)
22 Feb 1897
Karol wierczewski Polish general (d. 1947)
22 Feb 1898
Anton de Kom SurinamDutch workers union leaderresistance fighter
22 Feb 1899
Dwight Frye American actor (Black Camel Dracula Frankenstein) born in Salina Kansas (d. 1943)
22 Feb 1899
George OHara American silent era screenwriter and actor (The Sea Beast The Grapes of Wrath) born in NYC New York (d. 1966)
22 Feb 1900
Giorgos Seferis [Georgios Seferiades] Greek poet (Nobel 1963) born in Urla Ottoman Empire (d. 1971)
22 Feb 1900
Sen Faolin [John Whelan] Irish short story writer (Murder at Cobblers Hulk) born in Cork City County Cork Ireland (d. 1991)
22 Feb 1900
Luis Buuel Calanda Spain Spanish surrealist film director (Belle de Jour)
22 Feb 1901
Charles E Whittaker Kansas US Supreme Court justice (1957-62)
22 Feb 1901
Mildred Davis American actress (Grandmas Boy) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
22 Feb 1901
Stefan Lorant Hungarian-American writer photojournalist filmmaker born in Budapest (d. 1997)
22 Feb 1902
Hanns Neupert German piano builderauthor (Das Klavichord)
22 Feb 1903
Morley Callaghan Canadian author (Toronto Star Native Argosy)
22 Feb 1904
Peter Hurd Roswell NM painter (Portrait of Jose Herrera)
22 Feb 1905
Luis Sandi Mexican musician and composer born in Mexico City (d. 1996)
22 Feb 1907
Robert Young American actor (Father Knows Best Marcus Welby M.D.) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1998)
22 Feb 1907
Sheldon Leonard American actor producer and director (Danny Thomas Show Big Eddie) born in NYC New York (d. 1997)
22 Feb 1908
Sir John Mills British actor (Ryans Daughter Big Sleep King Rat War & Peace) born in North Elmham Norfolk England (d. 2005)
22 Feb 1908
Romulo Betancourt President of Venezuela (1945-48 1958-64)
22 Feb 1911
Bill Baker American baseball player (d. 2006)
22 Feb 1914
Renato Dulbecco Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate
22 Feb 1915
Dan Seymour [Daniel Seymour Katz] American actor (To Have and Have Not We the People Sing It Again) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1993)
22 Feb 1915
Gus Lesnevich light heavyweight boxing champ (1947 fight of year)
22 Feb 1917
Harmen van Rossum civil servantresistance fighter (WWII)
22 Feb 1917
Jack Robertson cricketer (superb England batsman only played 11 Tests)
22 Feb 1917
Jane Bowles American writer born in NYC New York (d. 1973)
22 Feb 1918
Charles O Finley baseball team owner (Oakland As)
22 Feb 1918
Don Pardo Westfield Mass TV announcer (Jeopardy Saturday Night Live)
22 Feb 1918
Robert Wadlow Alton Ill tallest known human (2.72 m 8 11.1)
22 Feb 1918
Sid Abel Melville Saskatchewan Canadian NHL hockey player (1948-49 Hart Trophy)
22 Feb 1918
Charlie Finley American sports entrepreneur (d. 1996)
22 Feb 1919
Ji Pauer Czech composer born in Libun (d. 2007)
22 Feb 1920
Del Wood [Adelaide Hazelwood] American country musician born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1989)
22 Feb 1921
Giulietta Masina Italian actress (La Strada Swindle White Sheik) and wife of director Federico Fellini born in San Giorgio di Piano Italy (d. 1994)
22 Feb 1921
Wayne Booth American literary critic born in American Fork Utah (d. 2005)
22 Feb 1921
David Greene British television director born in Manchester England (d. 2003)
22 Feb 1922
Andre Asriel Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria
22 Feb 1922
Felix Werder German-born Australian composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 2012)
22 Feb 1922
Jess Iglesias Argentine racing driver born in Pergamino Argentina (d. 2005)
22 Feb 1922
William J. Baumol American economist (Baumols cost disease) born in South Bronx New York (d. 2017)
22 Feb 1924
Martin Engelman Dutch cartoonist painter and graphic artist born in Hoenkoop the Netherlands (d. 1992)
22 Feb 1925
Edward Gorey American author & artist (Curious Sofa) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2000)
22 Feb 1925
Raymond Joseph Cecil British architect (d. 1995)
22 Feb 1926
Bud Yorkin American producer (All in the Family 1959 1960 Emmy) born in Washington Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
22 Feb 1926
Kenneth Williams British actor (Hancocks Half Hour Carry On films) born in Kings Cross London (d. 1988)
22 Feb 1927
David Ahlstrom American composer born in Lancaster New York (d. 1992)
22 Feb 1927
Donald May American actor (Adam-Edge of Night Colt .45) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Feb 1933
Joseph Lechleider American electrical engineer (invented DSL high speed internet technology) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2015)
22 Feb 1934
Thomas Paul American bass (NYC Opera 1963-70) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Feb 1928
Bruce Forsyth English comedian & TV host (Generation Game) born in London England
22 Feb 1928
Paul Dooley American actor writer and comedian(16 Candles Strange Brew Wedding) born in Parkersburg West Virginia
22 Feb 1929
Marni Nixon American singer (for Audrey Hepburn Natalie Wood & Deborah Kerr) born in Altadena California (d. 2016)
22 Feb 1929
Ryne Duren American near-sighted pitcher (NY Yankees) born in Cazenovia Wisconsin (d. 2011)
22 Feb 1929
James Hong American-Chinese actor (The New Adventures of Charlie Chan) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
22 Feb 1929
Rebecca Schull [Wattenberg] American actress (Wings United 93) born in New York City New York
22 Feb 1930
Allison Hayes American model & actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman) born in Charleston West Virginia (d. 1977)
22 Feb 1930
Jules van Neerven Dutch economist & editor (Limbourg Daily) born in Eindhoven Netherlands
22 Feb 1930
James McGarrell American painter born in Indianapolis Indiana
22 Feb 1932
Ted Kennedy Boston Massachusetts Politician (Sen-D-Mass 1962- 2009 ) born in Boston Massachusetts
22 Feb 1933
Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley Duchess of Kent born in Hovingham United Kingdom
22 Feb 1933
Louise Lopez American singer (Odyssey) born in Connecticut (d. 2015)
22 Feb 1933
Bobby Smith English footballer born in Lingdale England
22 Feb 1935
Ineke Haas-Berger Dutch politician (PvdA) born in Abcoude-Baambrugge Netherlands
22 Feb 1936
Ernie K-Doe [Ernest Kador Jr.] African-American R&B singer (Mother-in-Law) born in New Orleans Louisiana
22 Feb 1936
J. Michael Bishop American immunologist & microbiologist (Nobel Prize 1989) born in York Pennsylvania
22 Feb 1937
Dubravko Detoni Croatian composer born in Krievci Croatia
22 Feb 1937
Joanna Russ American sci-fi author (Hugo Female Man Alyx) born in New York City New York
22 Feb 1937
Noel Murphy Irish rugby union player born in County Cork Ireland
22 Feb 1937
Samuel Whitbread English brewer & multi-millionaire
22 Feb 1937
Tommy Aaron American PGA golfer (1973 Masters) born in Gainesville Georgia
22 Feb 1938
Bobby Hendricks American R&B singer (Itchy Twitchy Feeling) born in Columbus Ohio
22 Feb 1938
Ishmael Reed American author (Last Days of Louisiana Red) born in Chattanooga Tennesse
22 Feb 1938
Pierre Vallires French-Canadian politician born in Montreal Canada (d. 1995)
22 Feb 1939
Steve Barber American MLB pitcher (Baltimore Orioles NY Yankees) born in Takoma Park Maryland (d. 2007)
22 Feb 1940
Chet Walker American NBA all-star forward (Chicago Bulls) born in Bethlehem Mississippi
22 Feb 1940
Johnson Mlambo South African leader (Pan-African Congress) born in Johannesburg South Africa
22 Feb 1940
Julian Chagrin English mime & actor (Golddiggers) born in London England
22 Feb 1940
Billy Name [William Linich Jr.] American photographer (Andy Warhols factory) born in Poughkeepsie New York (d. 2016)
22 Feb 1941
Hiplito Meja Dominican politician born in Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic
22 Feb 1942
Christine Keeler British model & showgirl (Profumo affair) born in Uxbridge England (d. 2017)
22 Feb 1943
David Skaggs American politician (Rep-D-Colorado) born in Cincinnati Ohio
22 Feb 1943
Dick Van Arsdale American NBA all-star (NY Knicks Phoenix Suns) born in Indianapolis Indiana
22 Feb 1943
Tom Van Arsdale American NBA all-star (Detroit Cincinnati KC-Omaha Phil) born in Indianapolis Indiana
22 Feb 1943
Horst Khler German politician born in Skierbieszw Poland
22 Feb 1944
E. J. Peaker American actress (Thats Life) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
22 Feb 1944
Jonathan Demme American film director (Silence of the Lambs Philadelphia) born in Baldwin New York (d. 2017)
22 Feb 1944
Ranjit Fernando Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper (1975 World Cup) born in Colombo Sri Lanka
22 Feb 1944
Tom Okker Dutch tennis player born in Amsterdam Netherlands
22 Feb 1944
Robert Kardashian American lawyer born in Los Angeles California (d. 2003)
22 Feb 1945
Oliver [William Oliver Swofford] American pop singer (Good Morning Starshine Jean) born in North Wilkesboro North Carolina (d. 2000)
22 Feb 1945
Leslie Charleson American actress (Monica-General Hospital) born in Kansas City Missouri
22 Feb 1947
John Bryant American politician (Rep-D-TX 1983- ) born in Lake Jackson Texas
22 Feb 1948
Dennis Awtrey American NBA center (Chicago Bulls Suns) born in Hollywood California
22 Feb 1948
John Ashton American actor born in Springfield Massachusetts
22 Feb 1949
Niki Lauda Austrian auto racer (F1 world champ 1975 77 84) born in Vienna Austria
22 Feb 1949
Olga Morozova Russian tennis player born in Moscow Soviet Union
22 Feb 1950
Ellen Greene American vocalist & actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors) born in Brooklyn New York
22 Feb 1950
Julie Walters English actress (Educating Rita Prick Up Your Ears) born in Birmingham England
22 Feb 1950
Miou-Miou [Sylvette Herry] French actress (Dog Day My Other Husband) born in Paris France
22 Feb 1950
Lenny Kuhr Dutch singer born in Eindhoven Netherlands
22 Feb 1825
Jean Baptiste Salpointe second Archbishop of Santa Fe born in Saint-Maurice de Pionsat France (d. 1898)
22 Feb 1833
Josef Foerster Czech composer and music teacher born in Osenice Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1907)
22 Feb 1844
Kazamierz Julian Kratzer Polish composer born in Krakow (d. 1890)
22 Feb 1896
Nacio Herb Brown American composer (Singin In The Rain) born in Deming New Mexico (d. 1964)
22 Feb 1923
Norman Hurricane Smith English musician and producer (Oh Babe What Would You Say Dont Let It Die) born in Edmonton London (d. 2008)
22 Feb 1929
Rebecca Schull [Wattenberg] American actress (Wings United 93) born in NYC New York
22 Feb 1933
Bobby Smith English soccer centre forward (15 caps Tottenham Hotspur 271 games 176 goals) born in Lingdale England
22 Feb 1937
Joanna Russ American sci-fi author (Hugo Female Man Alyx) born in NYC New York
22 Feb 1937
Tommy Aaron American golfer (US Masters 1973) born in Gainesville Georgia
22 Feb 1938
Pierre Vallires French-Canadian politician born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1995)
22 Feb 1940
Larry Eisenhauer American football defensive end (AFL All-Star 1962 63 64 66 Boston Patriots) born in Hicksville New York (d. 2020)
22 Feb 1944
Ranjit Fernando Sri Lankan cricket wicket-keeper (1975 World Cup) born in Colombo Sri Lanka
22 Feb 1949
Niki Lauda Austrian auto racer (F1 world champ 1975 77 84) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2019)
22 Feb 1824
Pierre Janssen French astronomer discovered helium born in Paris France (d. 1907)
22 Feb 1833
Josef Foerster Czech composer and music teacher born in Osenice Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1907)
22 Feb 1879
Norman Lindsay Australian artist and novelist (The Magic Pudding) born in Creswick Victoria (d. 1969) [1]
22 Feb 1881
James Reese Europe American ragtime and early jazz arranger composer and bandleader in New York and with the military in France during WWI born in Mobile Alabama (d. 1919)
22 Feb 1897
Bob Ysaguirre American jazz double bass and tuba player (Don Redman Orchestra) born in Belize British Honduras (now Belize City Belize) (d. 1982)
22 Feb 1908
Claude Fiddler Williams American jazz violinist and guitarist (Twelve Clouds of Joy Count Basie) born in Muskogee Oklahoma (d. 2004)
22 Feb 1913
Buddy Tate American jazz saxophonist born in Sherman Texas (d. 2001)
22 Feb 1918
Robert Wadlow American who was tallest known human (2.72 m 8 11.1) born in Alton Illinois (d. 1940)
22 Feb 1919
Tahia Carioca Egyptian actress and belly dancer (Watch out for Zouzou) born in Egypt (d. 1999)
22 Feb 1923
Gigliola Frazzoni Italian operatic soprano born in Bologna Italy (d. 2016)
22 Feb 1932
Ted Kennedy Boston Massachusetts Politician (Sen-D-Mass 1962- 2009) born in Boston Massachusetts
22 Feb 1938
Ishmael Reed American author (Last Days of Louisiana Red) born in Chattanooga Tennessee
22 Feb 1940
Chet Walker American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1964 66 67 70 71 73 74 NBA Cship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers Chicago Bulls) born in Bethlehem Mississippi
22 Feb 1778
Rembrandt Peale American portrait and historical painter (Margaret Irvine Miller 1805 Court of Death 1820) and museum keeper (Baltimore) born in Bucks County Pennsylvania (d. 1860)
22 Feb 1779
Joachim Nicolas Eggert Swedish violinist and composer born in Ginst Rgen Island (d. 1813)
22 Feb 1797
William I King of Prussia (1861-88) and the 1st German Emperor (1871-88) born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia Holy Roman Empire (d. 1888)
22 Feb 1817
Niels Wilhelm Gade Danish violinist organist composer and conductor born in Copenhagen (d. 1890)
22 Feb 1839
Francis Pharcellus Church American editor and publisher (The New York Sun - Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus) born in Rochester New York (d. 1906)
22 Feb 1839
Octavius Catto American educator (Institute for Colored Youth 1859-71) civil rights activist and baseball player (Philadelphia Pythians 1865-71) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1871)
22 Feb 1859
Joey Palmer Australian cricket medium pacespin bowler (17 Tests 78 wickets BB 765 Victoria CA) born in Corowa Australia (d. 1910)
22 Feb 1876
Zitkla- [aka Gertrude Bonnin] Native American (Yankton Dakota) writer violinist librettist (The Sun Dance Opera) educator and political activist born in Yankton Indian Reservation Dakota Territory (now South Dakota) (d. 1938)
22 Feb 1881
James Reese Europe American ragtime and early jazz arranger composer and bandleader in New York and with the military in France during WWI born in Mobile Alabama (d. 1919) [1]
22 Feb 1913
George Buddy Tate American jazz saxophonist born in Sherman Texas (d. 2001)
22 Feb 1918
Charles Charlie O Finley American sports entrepreneur (MLBs Kansas CityOakland As NHLs California Golden Seals) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 1996)
22 Feb 1921
Marshall Teague American auto racer (Daytona Road Course Strictly Stock Car winner 1951 52 AAA National Stock Car champion 1952 54) born in Daytona Beach Florida (d. 1959)
22 Feb 1926
(Alan) Bud Yorkin American film and television producer and director (Divorce American Style All in the Family Sanford And Son) born in Washington Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
22 Feb 1927
Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernik] American singer and actor (Red Garters 3 Redheads from Seattle) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1999)
22 Feb 1929
(Margaret) Marni Nixon [McEathron] American soprano singer and film ghost voice (for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady Natalie Wood in West Side Story Deborah Kerr in The King And I) born in Altadena California (d. 2016)
22 Feb 1933
Louise Lopez American disco singer (Odyssey -Native New Yorker Use It Up And Wear It Out) born in Connecticut (d. 2015)
22 Feb 1934
Paavo Pohjola Finnish concert violinist and conductor born in Seinjoki Finland
22 Feb 1938
Pierre Vallires French Canadian politician born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1995)
22 Feb 1939
George Haslam British avant-garde jazz baritone saxophonist and trogat player born in Preston Lancashire England
22 Feb 1945
Oliver [Swofford] American pop singer (Good Morning Starshine Jean) born in North Wilkesboro North Carolina (d. 2000)
22 Feb 1440
Ladislaus V (the Posthumus) rpd dynasty and King of Bohemia (1453-57) King of Hungary and Croatia (-44) and Duke of Austria (-57) born in Komrom Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1457)
22 Feb 1514
Tahmasp I shah of Iran (1524-76) and author (Tazkire-i Shah) born in Shhbd Safavid Iran (d. 1576)
22 Feb 1573
Gemignano Capilupi Italian choral composer (d. 1616)
22 Feb 1634
Peter van Schooten Dutch mathematician and fort architect born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1679)
22 Feb 1684
William Pulteney English politician (1st Earl of Bath shortest-ever British Prime Minister for 2 days in 1746 disputed) born in London England (d. )
22 Feb 1705
Peter Arctedi Swedish biologist (father of ichthyology study of fish) born in Anundsj Sweden (d. 1735)
22 Feb 1745
Joo de Sousa Carvalho Portuguese composer and music teacher to the royal family born in Estremoz Portugal (d. 1798)
22 Feb 1749
Johann Nikolaus Forkel German musicologist (1st biography of Johann Sebastian Bach) born in Meeder Coburg (d. 1818)
22 Feb 1761
Erik Tulindberg Finlands first known classical composer born in Vhkyr Finland (d. 1814)
22 Feb 1761
Jacob Kimball American pioneering composer and musician bornin Topsfield Massachusetts (d. 1826)
22 Feb 1764
Alexander Campbell Scottish composer and writer (associate of Walter Scott) born in Tombea Scotland (d. 1824)
22 Feb 1770
Jan August Vitasek Bohemian composer working in Prague born in Hon (d. 1839)
22 Feb 1772
Joseph Lipavsky Bohemian composer and pianist born in Hohenmauth (d. 1810)
22 Feb 1772
Karl Jacob Wagner German composer born in Darmstadt (d. 1822)
22 Feb 1773
Matthijs Ignatius van Bree Belgian painter of historical subjects born in Antwerp (d. 1839)
22 Feb 1785
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier French Physicist (Peltier effect 1834) born in Ham France (d. 1845)
22 Feb 1788
Arthur Schopenhauer German philosopher (The World as Will and Representation) known for his philosophical pessimism born in Danzig (Gdask) Poland (d. 1860)
22 Feb 1810
Holger Simon Paulli Danish conductor and composer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1891)
22 Feb 1819
Bernardo Calvo Puig Spanish composer born in Vic Spain (d. 1880)
22 Feb 1819
James Russell Lowell American poet critic and diplomat (Biglow Papers) born in Cambrisge Massachusetts (d. 1891)
22 Feb 1822
Adolf Kussmaul German physician (stomach pump Kuszmaul disease) born in Graben (d. 1902)
22 Feb 1834
Albert Heinrich Zabel German-Russian harpist and composer (Russian Imperial Ballet) born in Berlin (d. 1910)
22 Feb 1836
Eduard Wachmann Romanian composer conductor and university professor born in Bucharest Wallachia (d. 1908)
22 Feb 1840
August Bebel German socialist politician (one of the founders of the Social Democratic Workers Party of Germany) born in Deutz (d. 1913)
22 Feb 1842
Leon Vanderkindere Belgian historian and mayor (Ukkel) born in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (d. 1906)
22 Feb 1843
Aldredo de Escragnolle Taunay Brazilian writer (Inocencia) musician and politician born in Rio Janeiro Brazil (d. 1899)
22 Feb 1850
Isaac Rice German-American businessman (namesake of Columbia Univs Rice stadium Electric Boat Company) born in Wachenheim Bavaria (d. 1915)
22 Feb 1852
Pieter Klazes Pel Dutch physician (Pel-Ebstein fever) born in Smallingerland Netherlands (d. 1919)
22 Feb 1857
Heinrich Hertz German physicist 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves born in Hamburg German Confederation (d. 1894)
22 Feb 1862
Karen Hulda Garborg Norwegian playwright (Mot SolenEli) born near Hamar Norway (d. 1934)
22 Feb 1864
Jules Renard French writer (Poil de Carotte) born in Chlons-du-Maine France (d. 1910)
22 Feb 1865
Otto Modersohn German landscape painter (Worpswede artist colony) born in Soest (d. 1943)
22 Feb 1868
Henri Polak Dutch union leader and politician (soc-dem) (d. 1943)
22 Feb 1874
Bill Klem American Baseball HOF umpire (record 18 x World Series) born in Rochester New York (d. 1951)
22 Feb 1877
Yme Schuitmaker Dutch potato salesman and playwright born in Frjentsjer (d. 1961)
22 Feb 1882
Eric Gill English sculptor engraver and typographer (Perpetua Gill sans) born in Brighton England (d. 1940)
22 Feb 1883
Alfred Wikenhauser German RC exegetist (John-Apokalyps) born in Engen Germany (d. 1960)
22 Feb 1883
Jaroslav Kocin Czech composer and teacher born in st nad Orlic (d. 1950)
22 Feb 1884
Abe Attell American boxer known as The Little Hebrew and World Featherweight Champion (1906-12) born in San Francisco California (d. 1970)
22 Feb 1886
Hugo Ball German playwright and social critic (co-founder Flametti Dada) born in Pirmasens Germany (d. 1927)
22 Feb 1889
Robin G. Collingwood English philosopher. historian (The Principles of Art The Idea of History) and archaeologist (Roman Britain) born in Cartmel Fell England (d. 1943)
22 Feb 1891
Jan Wils Dutch architect (Amsterdams Olympic Stadium) born in Alkmaar Netherlands (d. 1972)
22 Feb 1892
David Dubinsky Belarusian-born American labor leader (Freedom Award 1969 Medal of Freedom) born in Brest Russian Empire (d. 1982)
22 Feb 1892
Edna St Vincent Millay American poet dramatist and feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize) born in Rockland Maine (d. 1950)
22 Feb 1894
Alexander Spitzmller Austrian composer educator radio broadcaster and music critic born in Vienna Austria (d. 1962)
22 Feb 1895
Victor Ral Haya de la Torre Peruvian politician and author (founder of Peruvian Aprista Party) born in Trujillo Peru (d. 1979)
22 Feb 1896
Edvin Wide Swedish runner (Olympic silver 1924 and world record holder) born in Kimito Finland (d. 1996)
22 Feb 1896
Paul Van Ostaijen Belgian-Dutch poet writer and critic (Occupied City) born in Antwerp Belgian (d. 1928)
22 Feb 1898
Anton de Kom Surinamese workers union leader and resistance fighter born in Paramaribo Suriname (d. 1945)
22 Feb 1900
Luis Buuel Spanish surrealist film director (Belle de Jour) born in Calanda Spain (d. 1983)
22 Feb 1901
Charles Evans Whittaker American Supreme Court justice (1957-62) born near Troy Kansas (d. 1973)
22 Feb 1903
Morley Callaghan Canadian author and radio personality (Toronto Star Native Argosy) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1990)
22 Feb 1904
Peter Hurd American painter (Portrait of Jose Herrera) born in Roswell New Mexico (d. 1984)
22 Feb 1906
Edmund von Borck German composer born in Wrocaw Poland (d. 1944)
22 Feb 1908
Romulo Betancourt President of Venezuela (Accin Democrtica 1945-48 1959-64) known as The Father of Venezuelan Democracy born in Guatire Venezuela (d. 1981)
22 Feb 1912
Jadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska Polish pianist composer and pedagogue born in Brody Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1994)
22 Feb 1914
Renato Dulbecco Italian-born American virologist (1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for oncoviruses work) born in Catanzaro Italy (d. 2012)
22 Feb 1915
Gus Lesnevich American light heavyweight boxing champ (1947 fighter of year) born in Cliffside Park New Jersey (d. 1964)
22 Feb 1917
Jack Robertson English cricketer (superb England batsman played 11 Tests) born in London England (d. 1996)
22 Feb 1918
Don Pardo American television announcer (Jeopardy Saturday Night Live) born in Westfield Massachusetts (d. 2014)
22 Feb 1918
Sid Abel Canadian NHL hockey player (1948-49 Hart Trophy) born in Melville Saskatchewan (d. 2000)
22 Feb 1923
Norman Hurricane Smith British sound engineer (The Beatles 1962-65) producer (Pink Floyd The Pretty Things) and musician (Oh Babe What Would You Say Dont Let It Die) born in Edmonton London (d. 2008)
22 Feb 1925
Gerald Stern American poet (The One Thing in Life) essayist (Some Secrets) and educator born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
22 Feb 1925
Willie Cunningham Scottish soccer right back (8 caps Airdrieonians FC Preston North End 437 games) born in Hill of Beath Fife Scotland (d. 2000)
22 Feb 1941
Jrgen Nldner German soccer midfielder (30 caps East Germany ASK Vorwrts Berlin 285 games) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2022)
22 Feb 1943
Dick Van Arsdale American NBA all-star (New York Knicks Phoenix Suns) born in Indianapolis Indiana
22 Feb 1943
Tom Van Arsdale American NBA basketball player 1965-77 3X All-Star (Detroit Pistons CincinnatiKansas CityOmaha Kings Philadelphia 76ers) born in Indianapolis Indiana
22 Feb 1945
Michael Zagaris American sports photographer (Oakland Athletics San Francisco 49ers) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Feb 1542
Santino Garsi da Parma Italian lutenist and composer born in Parma Papal States (d. 1604)
22 Feb 1573
Gemignano Capilupi Italian choral music composer baptized in Modena Duchy of Modena and Reggio House of Este (d. 1616)
22 Feb 1761
Jacob Kimball American pioneering composer and musician born in Topsfield Massachusetts (d. 1826)
22 Feb 1834
Albert Heinrich Zabel German-Russian harpist and composer (Russian Imperial Ballet) born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1910)
22 Feb 1896
Paul Van Ostaijen Belgian-Dutch poet writer and critic (Occupied City) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1928)
22 Feb 1899
George OHara American silent era screenwriter and actor (The Sea Beast The Grapes of Wrath) born in New York City (d. 1966)
22 Feb 1901
Mildred Davis American silent screen actress (Grandmas Boy Haunted Spooks I Do) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
22 Feb 1903
Robert Weede [Wiedefeld] American operatic and musical theater baritone (Metropolitan Opera 1937-48 The Most Happy Fella) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1972)
22 Feb 1907
Sheldon Leonard American actor producer and director (Danny Thomas Show Big Eddie) born in New York City (d. 1997)
22 Feb 1917
Jane Bowles American writer born in New York City (d. 1973)
22 Feb 1920
Bettina Vernon Austrian Bodenwieser dancer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1995) [1]
22 Feb 1921
Giulietta Masina Italian actress (La Strada Nights of Cabiria The White Sheik) and wife of director Federico Fellini born in San Giorgio di Piano Italy (d. 1994)
22 Feb 1922
Andre Asriel Austrian-German classical and film score composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 2019)
22 Feb 1923
Gigliola Frazzoni Italian operatic soprano born in Bologna Kingdom of Italy (d. 2016)
22 Feb 1923
Norman Hurricane Smith British sound engineer (The Beatles 1962-65) producer (Pink Floyd The Pretty Things) and musician (Oh Babe What Would You Say Dont Let It Die) born in Edmonton London (d. 2008)
22 Feb 1925
Edward Gorey American author and artist (Curious Sofa) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2000)
22 Feb 1928
Bruce Forsyth English comedian and TV host (Generation Game) born in London England
22 Feb 1930
Allison Hayes American model and actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman) born in Charleston West Virginia (d. 1977)
22 Feb 1930
Jules van Neerven Dutch economist and editor (Limbourg Daily) born in Eindhoven Netherlands
22 Feb 1933
Ernie K-Doe [Ernest Kador Jr.] American R&B singer (Mother-in-Law) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2001)
22 Feb 1933
Faith Thomas Australian cricket fast bowler (1 WTest first Indigenous woman to represent Australia in any sport South Australia) born in Nepabunna Australia (d. 2023)
22 Feb 1933
Sheila Hancock British stage and screen actress (Mr Digby Darling - Thelma) born in Blackgang on the Isle of Wight England
22 Feb 1940
Julian Chagrin English mime and actor (Golddiggers) born in London England
22 Feb 1040
Rashi French rabbi who wrote commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible born in Troyes France (d. 1105)
22 Feb 1403
Charles VII King of France (1422-61) who drove the English out from Northern France born in Paris France (d. 1461)
22 Feb 1500
Rodolfo Pio da Carpi Italian Cardinal and humanist born in Carpi Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1564)
22 Feb 1612
George Digby 2nd Earl of Bristol English statesman baptized in Madrid Spain (d. 1677)
22 Feb 1684
William Pulteney English politician (1st Earl of Bath shortest-ever British Prime Minister for 2 days in 1746 disputed) born in London England (d. 1764)
22 Feb 1714
Louis-Georges de Brquigny French historian born in Granville France (d. 1795)
22 Feb 1756
Georg Friedrich von Martens German diplomat and jurist born in Hamburg (d. 1821)
22 Feb 1770
Jan August Vitasek Bohemian composer working in Prague born in Hon Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1839)
22 Feb 1772
Joseph Lipavsky Bohemian composer and pianist born in Hohenmauth Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1810)
22 Feb 1772
Karl Jacob Wagner German composer born in Darmstadt Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Holy Roman Empire (d. 1822)
22 Feb 1779
Joachim Nicolas Eggert Swedish violinist and composer born in Ginst Rgen Island Swedish Pomerania (d. 1813)
22 Feb 1796
Alexis Bachelot French missionary led first permanent Catholic mission to Hawaii born in Saint-Cyr-la-Rosire France (d. 1837)
22 Feb 1806
Jzef Kremer Polish philosopher art historian and psychologist born in Krakw Poland (d. 1875)
22 Feb 1817
Carl Wilhelm Borchardt German mathematician who worked in analysis born in Rudersdorf Prussia (d. 1880)
22 Feb 1844
Kazamierz Julian Kratzer Polish composer born in Krakw Poland (d. 1890)
22 Feb 1849
Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin Russian mathematician known for the Sonine formula born in Tula Russia (d. 1915)
22 Feb 1852
Pieter Klazes Pel Dutch physician (Pel-Ebstein fever) born in Drachten Smallingerland Netherlands (d. 1919)
22 Feb 1868
Henri Polak Dutch labor leader (General Diamond Workers Union) journalist and Social-Democrat politician (Member of Parliament) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1943)
22 Feb 1877
Yme Schuitmaker Frisian-Dutch potato merchant actor and playwright (Maerteblom (Snowdrop) Lysbet) born in Frjentsjer Friesland Dutch Republic (d. 1961)
22 Feb 1878
Walter Ritz Swiss physicist known for the RydbergRitz combination principle born in Sion Switzerland (d. 1909)
22 Feb 1880
Frigyes Riesz Hungarian mathematician helped found functional analysis born in Gyr Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
22 Feb 1881
James Reese Europe American ragtime and early jazz arranger composer and bandleader in New York and with the military in France during WWI born in Mobile Alabama (d. 1919) [1] [2]
22 Feb 1881
Joseph B. Ely American politician 52nd Governor of Massachusetts who opposed Roosevelt born in Westfield Massachusetts (d. 1956)
22 Feb 1883
Jaroslav Kocin Czech composer and teacher born in st nad Orlic Austrian Empire (d. 1950)
22 Feb 1888
Owen Brewster American politician 54th Governor of Maine (1925-29) Senator and Representative born in Dexter Maine (d. 1961)
22 Feb 1889
Olave Baden-Powell English founder of the Girl Guides born in Chesterfield England (d. 1977)
22 Feb 1891
Vlas Chubar Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician born in Fedorivka Yekaterinoslav Governorate Imperial Russia (d. 1939)
22 Feb 1896
Edvin Wide Swedish athlete (Olympic silver 10000m 1924 4 x bronze 1920 24 28 WR 20003000m) born in Kimito Finland (d. 1996)
22 Feb 1897
Karol wierczewski Polish general who served the Soviet Union and Republican Spain born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1947)
22 Feb 1899
Dechko Uzunov Bulgarian painter born in Kazanluk Bulgaria (d. 1986)
22 Feb 1903
Ain-Ervin Mere Estonian Security Officer during German occupation born in Vndra Russian Empire (d. 1969)
22 Feb 1905
Luis Sandi Mexican musician and composer born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 1996)
22 Feb 1910
Vaughn Taylor American character actor (Jailhouse Rock Johnny Jupiter Psycho) born in Boston Massachusetts
22 Feb 1911
Edward Robb Ellis American diarist and journalist who is the most prolific diarist in the history of American letters with an estimated 22 million words born in Kewanee Illinois (d. 1998)
22 Feb 1919
Ji Pauer Czech composer born in Libun Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
22 Feb 1927
Donald May American actor (The Edge of Night 1967-77 - Adam Drake Colt .45) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2022)
22 Feb 1928
Bruce Forsyth British entertainer and television presenter (The Generation Game) born in London England (d. 2017)
22 Feb 1928
Paul Dooley American character actor (Sixteen Candles Strange Brew Grace Under Fire) comedian and screenwriter (The Electric Company) born in Parkersburg West Virginia
22 Feb 1929
James Hong American character actor (The New Adventures of Charlie Chan Kung Fu Kung Fu Panda) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
22 Feb 1929
Rebecca Schull (ne [Wattenberg) American actress (Wings Suits) born in New York City
22 Feb 1930
James McGarrell American painter born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2020)
22 Feb 1930
Jules van Neerven Dutch economist journalist and editor (Limbourg Daily) born in Eindhoven Netherlands (d. 2010)
22 Feb 1933
Bobby Smith English soccer centre forward (15 caps Tottenham Hotspur 271 games 176 goals) born in Lingdale England (d. 2010)
22 Feb 1940
Chet Walker American Basketball HOF forward (7 x NBA All-Star NBA Cship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers Chicago Bulls) born in Bethlehem Mississippi (d. 2024)
22 Feb 1943
Dick Van Arsdale American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1969 70 71 New York Knicks Phoenix Suns) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2024)
22 Feb 1943
Tom Van Arsdale American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1970 71 72 Cincinnati RoyalsKC-Omaha Kings Philadelphia 76ers) born in Indianapolis Indiana
22 Feb 1945
Leslie Charleson American actress (General Hospital 1977-2023 - Monica Quartermaine) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2025) [1]
22 Feb 1834
Albert Zabel German-Russian prodigy harpist (Berlin Opera 1848-55 Russian Imperial Ballet 1855-1910) pedagogue (St. Petersburg Conservatory 1962-1910) and composer (La Source) born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1910)
22 Feb 1883
Jaroslav Kocin Czech composer and teacher born in st nad Orlic Austria (d. 1950)
22 Feb 1897
Bob Ysaguirre American jazz double bass and tuba player (Don Redman Orchestra) born in Belize British Honduras (d. 1982)
22 Feb 1915
Gus Lesnevich American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight Cship 1941-48) born in Cliffside Park New Jersey (d. 1964)
22 Feb 1915
Jules Munshin American actor comedian and broadway star (Call Me Mister On the Town Take Me Out to the Ball Game) born in New York (d. 1970)
22 Feb 1917
Jack Robertson English cricket batsman (11 Tests 2 x 100 HS 133 Middlesex CCC) born in London England (d. 1996)
22 Feb 1918
Sid Abel Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1943 50 52 Detroit Red Wings Hart Trophy 1949) and coach (Chicago Black Hawks Detroit RWs) born in Melville Saskatchewan (d. 2000)
22 Feb 1925
Edward Gorey American author and artist (The Curious Sofa The Gashlycrumb Tinies) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2000)
22 Feb 1933
Katharine Duchess of Kent (ne Worsley) British royal family member the wife of Prince Edward Duke of Kent born in Hovingham Hall Yorkshire England (d. 2025) [1] [2]
22 Feb 1938
Bobby Hendricks American R&B singer (Itchy Twitchy Feeling) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2022)
22 Feb 1940
Judy Cornwall British actress (Keeping Up Appearances Santa Claus) born in Hammersmith England
22 Feb 1940
Julian Chagrin British mime and actor (The Golddiggers The Morning Spider) born in London
22 Feb 1943
Horst Khler German politician President of Germany (2004-10) Head of the International Monetary Fund (2000-04) born in Skierbieszw Poland (d. 2025) [1]
22 Feb 1944
Felice Picano American publisher memoirist and novelist (The Lure Like People in History) born in Queens New York (d. 2025)